Home Office

Police: Firearms

lord harris of haringey: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 28 March (HL6495), whether they will now answer the question asked on when the review into the legal position of police firearms officers will be concluded; and when the findings will be published.

baroness williams of trafford: The official-led review of the legal and procedural framework governing police use of firearms and post-incident investigation is ongoing and taking account of work by the College of Policing to produce new post-incident guidelines for all death and serious injury cases.

Department for Exiting the European Union

British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

lord birt: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan comprehensively to set out the rights of UK citizens living in the EU after the UK leaves the EU; and if so, when.

lord callanan: From the very beginning of this process, the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU was her first priority for the negotiations. The UK Government and the European Commission have stated that providing certainty for citizens is a priority - that is why we have worked hard through negotiations to agree a final deal that works for all. This is a commitment we have delivered. The agreement reached and set out in the Withdrawal Agreement text provides certainty on the rights of UK nationals currently living in the EU.

Cabinet Office

Infrastructure: Weather

lord kennedy of southwark: To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of the damage to infrastructure caused by the recent bad weather in the UK.

lord young of cookham: Departments and agencies plan for seasonal disruption and the impact of bad weather. No specific estimates have been made of the cost of the damage to infrastructure caused by the recent spell of bad weather in the UK. However, in the case of road networks, the Department for Transport announced on 26th March 2018 funding of £100 million was being provided to local highway authorities in England, outside London, to help repair local highways and improve the resilience of roads to local flooding and other severe weather events. Details can be found at the following link; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pothole-fund-boosted-to-repair-roads-after-winter-damage”.